Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the subjects (n = 414)
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Information about epilepsy children | |
Gender | |
Male | 203 (49.03%) |
Female | 211 (50.97%) |
Mean age (SD) | 9.73 (3.31) |
Grade level | |
Haven’t started school | 4 (1.0%) |
Kindergarten | 62 (14.98%) |
Primary school | 235 (56.76%) |
Secondary school | 91 (21.98%) |
High school | 14 (3.38%) |
Special school | 8 (1.93%) |
Epilepsy type | |
Partial | 170 (41.06%) |
Generalized | 173 (41.79%) |
Don’t know | 71 (17.15%) |
Mean duration of epilepsy (SD) | 3.95 (3.19) |
Types of AEDs | |
0–1 | 298 (71.98%) |
2–3 | 113 (27.29%) |
> 3 | 3 (0.72%) |
Information about the respondents and families | |
Relationship to child | |
Farther | 13 (3.14%) |
Mother | 298 (71.98%) |
Grandparents | 103 (24.88%) |
Mean age (years) | 44.24 (12.52) |
Education level | |
Primary school | 4 (0.97%) |
Secondary school | 56 (13.53%) |
High school/Technical school | 108 (26.09%) |
Undergraduate/Junior College | 153 (36.96%) |
Master or above | 93 (22.46%) |
Average monthly household income | |
2000–5000 | 16 (3.86%) |
5000–8000 | 67 (16.18%) |
8000–10,000 | 120 (28.99%) |
> 10,000 | 63 (50.97%) |